Re: Hardware for new Linux box

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From: C. Newport
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 00:00

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{R}@sunshine.tm wrote:
: In article <6HB5$DA3EyK4Ewv$@dbqa.demon.co.uk>, 
: hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
: }I want a cheap bootable Linux supported narrow [1] SCSI card[2].
: }
: }[1] Well, I won't complain if it's wide as well...
: }
: }[2] I got the nice 18Gb UW disk and the 2Gb narrow one is still in there
: }but there is little point in having it there with 18Gb above it.  It is
: }faster (and obviously bigger) than the 1Gb IDE in the main Linux box.

: What you want is a 2940U2W in an overclocked Celery 300A and twin 9Gb U2W 
: drives, and 256K ram.

: My little 166MMX 80Mb Thinkpad takes 15 mins to compile the linux kernel
: Kane does the same in 27 seconds. I think its processor bound :((

Richard is winding you up - and trying to start a dick-size contest.
NEVER overclock, particularly a Celeron. It is the fast track to grief.

The big memory is more relevant, anyway.

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From: crn@NOSPAM.netunix.com (C. Newport)
Subject: Re: Hardware for new Linux box
Date: 1999/11/13
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